CHAPTER III.

THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHURCH.

SECTION.

PAGE

I. Of Receiving Members into the Church....

26

II. Of the Relation of Baptized Children to the Church..... 27

CHAPTER IV.

MEANS OF GRACE.

I. Public Worship ....

II. The Spirit and Truth of Singing

III. Classes and Class Meetings.

IV. Prayer Meetings..

V. Love Feasts..

VI. Society Meetings.

VII. Exclusion for Neglect of the Means of Grace ..

29

30

30

31

31

32

32

PART II.-THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH.

TRIALS AND APPEALS.

I. General Principles...

II. Trial of Ministers and Probationers for the Ministry.

III. Trial of Members..

97

101

104

BOUNDARIES.

I. Of Annual Conferences..

II. Of the Formation of Districts and Circuits..

115

116

Fund....

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.

I. The Missionary Society ...

148

II. The Superannuation Fund.

160

III. The Supernumerary Ministers' and Ministers' Widows'

168

IV. The Contingent Fund.

177

V. The Children's Fund.

178

VI. The Church and Parsonage Aid Fund.

179

VII. The Union Church Relief Fund..

183

VIII. The Sustentation Fund ..

184

PART VI.-THE RITUAL.

I. ORDER OF BAPTISM.- Ministration of Baptism to Infants. 187

To Adults.....

191

II. RECEPTION OF MEMBERS.

196

III. THE LORD'S SUPPER.

199

IV. MATRIMONY.....

206

V. BURIAL OF THE DEAD

210

VI. ORDINATION.....

214

VII. RENEWING THE COVENANT..

225

VIII. LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF A CHURCH.

237

IX. DEDICATION OF A CHURCH ..

242

APPENDICES.

APPENDIX.

PAGE

I. COURSES OF STUDY..

249

II. (1.)-GENERAL CONFERENCE OFFICERS .

257

(II.)-GENERAL CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS :-

1. Special Committee

257

2. Court of Appeal

258

3. Missionary Department..

258

4. Book and Publishing Establishments.

259

Book Committee, Western Section.

259

Eastern

260

5. Educational Institutions :-

Victoria University ....

260

University of Mount Allison College.. 261

Wesleyan Theological College, Montreal.. 261

Albert College, Belleville........

262

Wesleyan Ladies' College, Hamilton 263

Alma College, St. Thomas..

263

Wesley, College Winnipeg.

263

Board of Educational Society

264

6. Sabbath-school Board

264

7. Epworth League Committee.

264

8. Superannuation Fund Board

265

9. Commission on Superannuation Fund .. 265

10. Church and Parsonage Aid Board...

265

11. Embarrassed Trusts Committee, .

266

12. Sabbath Observance Committee

266

13. Methodist College, St. John's, Newfoundland 266

14. Permanent Temperance Committee

267

15. General Conference Statistician. ...

268

16. Treasurers of General Conference Funds. 268

17. Committee on Union .....

268

18. Committee on Torrens Church Titles.

268

III. The Basis of Union ..

269

IV. The Dominion Act Respecting Union.

285

V. Rules of Order ....

309